Michael Williams

Bank ABC

Head of Talent 

BNY Mellon

EMEA Chief Administrative Officer, Technology Services Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President

EMEA Technology Workforce Transformation Lead, Chief of Staff - Poland & CEE, Associate Director

Recruitment Team Leader, Associate Director

HSBC

Senior Recruiter, UK&CI and Zurich

Various Specialist Recruitment Firms

Senior Recruiter (UK & Europe)

Talent Acquisition Lead ✦ RL100 Member ✦ Views are my own

A results-driven HR and Talent Acquisition professional with International experience. I specialise in aligning people strategies with business goals to fuel growth and performance. With extensive experience in global banking, financial services, and technology, I have a deep understanding of the complexities of talent management, workforce planning, and regulatory compliance within the financial sector.

✔ End-to-End Recruitment Expertise: Successfully hired top talent across Front Office, Middle Office, and Corporate Functions within banking, managing searches at all levels up to Managing Director (MD).

✔ Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

✔ HR Transformation & Change Management

✔ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) 

✔ Leadership Coaching & Performance Management

✔ HR Analytics & Data-Driven Insights 

✔ Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

I am passionate about building future-ready workforces, driving innovation in talent acquisition and HR strategy, and fostering environments where people and businesses thrive.

Head of Talent

Recruitment Lead responsible for all lines of business hiring from entry to Board level, covering Corporate Functions through to the FrontI office. 

2021 Achievements:
→ Recruitment Framework & Governance Implementation 
→ IR35 Lead (Successful HMRC Audit)
→ Reduced time to hire to 41 days

2022 Achievements:
→ ATS Implementation 
→ Talent Management Framework Design
→ Gender Diversity recruitment policy implementation 

2023 Achievements (YTD):
→ Direct recruitment model implementation 
→ Direct Recruitment (91% YTD)
→ Internal Mobility (63% increase YTD)
→ Branding

Key Placements:
→ European Chief Risk Officer, London
→ Chief Risk Officer, Paris
→ European Head of Internal Audit
→ UK MLRO / European Head of Financial Crime
→ European Chief Financial Officer
→ Head of Market Risk & Reporting
→ Head of Credit Risk
→ Head of Enterprise Risk Management 
→ Head of Operations 
→ Head of Business Management
→ European Head of Banking
→ European Head of IT
→ Head of Communications - Europe
→ European Head of Treasury & Financial Markets
→ Business Manager to the CEO, IB

Apex Systems

Apex Systems is a leading global technology services firm that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients’ digital visions. We provide a continuum of services, including strategy and enablement, innovation and productivity, and technology foundations to drive better results and bring more value to our clients. Apex transforms our customers with modern enterprise solutions tailored to the industries we serve. Apex has a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India. Apex is a part of the commercial segment of ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN). To learn more, visit www.apexsystems.com.

Responsible for recruiting PMO, Infrastructure and Apps professionals across the UK and EMEA regions. Positions I have been working on and hired in  include, Android and Software Developers, Data Engineers in Poland and PMO roles in Ireland and the UK.

Technical Recruiter ☁️  |  Europe 

Nasdaq

My role is a standalone role and sits within the wider EMEA, People@Nasdaq team. Managing the end to end recruitment process for our Western Europe offices (London, Milan, Frankfurt and Paris)  and on occasion Nordic offices (Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm) based out of our London office. 
My portfolio includes;  Global Trading & Market Services (GTMS), Market Infrastructure Technology (MIT), Corporate Solutions (CS), Risk and Legal.

Responsibilities  include: screening candidates, liaising with internal stakeholders, collaborating with Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding and HR colleagues across our EMEA, APAC & Americas regions on internal projects and managing offers.  I am also one of the HR point of contacts for the London office. 

If you're interested in a career with Nasdaq, please contact me on helena.paul@nasdaq.com.

ATS system used: Workday

Recruiting Specialist | UK & EMEA - (Redundancy) 

Deloitte

My role sits within the Talent Acquisition team which is part of the wider PP (People & Performance) team at Deloitte in New Zealand🟢 .

Managing the end to end recruitment process for experienced hires recruitment within the Financial Advisory business unit, which includes;  M&A, Infrastructure, Actuarial & Restructuring and the  Risk Advisory business unit, which includes; Cyber, Forensics, Heath & Safety, Operational  Risk & Technology Risk.

Main responsibilities  include;  proactively sourcing candidates, liaising with internal stakeholders  including Partners  in regards to the recruitment  process  and strategy & managing offers.

ATS System used: Lever 

If you're interested in a career at Deloitte, please email me on hpaul@deloitte.co.nz

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor | Financial & Risk Advisory

haysmacintyre

haysmacintyre is an award winning top 25 firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with 38 partners and over 350 staff, providing advice to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. 
 
 A standalone role  within the HR function. Responsible for managing the firms entire Experienced  Hires  recruitment from end to end (Audit, Tax, Outsourcing, Operations; including, Marketing, IT and HR).  This included; Proactively sourcing  candidates in order to drive down agency costs, managing offers, interviewing and screening candidates to assess suitability, liaising with stake holders within the business to discuss recruitment, candidate market and strategy and reviewing agency terms .

Typical roles I recruited for were; Audit Semi Senior's/ Senior's/ Supervisors,  Tax Manager's, Senior Tax Managers , Tax Semi Seniors/ Seniors / Supervisors and Marketing Coordinators. More niche roles, included NFP Audit Managers , Company Secretary, and Head of IT Operations.

Recruitment Advisor | Audit, Tax, Operations & Outsourcing. 

My role sat  within the Resource Solutions team onsite at EY. Managing the recruitment process for permanent hires within  L&D, Talent, HR & Reward, Facilities and Risk. 

Duties included; holding regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss recruitment as well as candidate pipeline, liaising with HR and the onboarding team in regards to new employee start dates, processing referral and internal hires.  

Typical roles I recruited for were; HR Advisor's, Risk Analyst's, Finance  Advisors  and Learning and Development Consultants. 

ATS System used: Taleo

Recruitment Partner | L&D, Talent, HR & Reward, Facilities and Risk - UK and Ireland 

Capco

Capco is a global management consultancy with a focus in financial services including banking and payments, capital markets, and wealth and asset management, plus a dedicated energy division. We combine innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver business consulting, digital, technology and transformational services.

My role was to manage the end to end recruitment process for permanent hires within the  Business Consulting stream; actively headhunting potential candidates, pipelining candidates for future opportunities, partnering with the business to interview candidates to ensure we are hiring the best talent into Capco.

 Roles I recruit include Business Analysts and PMO Managers as well as some Corporate Services roles.

ATS System used: Peoplefluent

Recruitment Business Partner | Business Consulting & Capital Markets 

KPMG UK

Managing the end to end recruitment process for permanent and FTC employees within the KPMG Business Services' function.

Associate Recruiter

KPMG LLP is a leading UK provider of tax, audit and advisory services. We are a UK limited liability partnership, employing 14,000 people in 22 offices across the country. We focus on clients’ big issues and opportunities by providing innovative approaches and deep expertise to deliver real results.

My role sat within the Resource Solutions team onsite at KPMG, managing the end to end recruitment process for Permanent and FTC hires at KPMG. Recruiting across KPMG's Business Services' (KBS). Area's I recruit into include but are not limited to the following, Audit, Business Support, Business Development, HR, Finance , UX/UI design and Quality Risk Management.

ATS System used: Brassring

Recruitment Coordinator

Capita Travel and Events

The purpose of my role is to provide a specialist service to the Client & Market Development team (CMD) at PwC; including any enquiries requiring expertise.

Main responsibilities include but are not limited to, the following:

•Putting together detailed proposals for clients on Excel, including savings to the client and details about the venues.
•	Attending site visits, in order to source out the best venues for my clients. 
•	Building client relationships by attending PwC client events. 
•	Organising site visits for the client and where necessary arrange to accompany them.
•	Attending face to face meetings with clients.
•	Reviewing final invoices 

COMPLIANCE :
•	Reviewing contracts from a compliance perspective.
•	Ensuring that all events are in compliance with PwC regulations.
•	Liaising with the procurement team at PwC


- Aside from my role as a CMD Conference Consultant, I have been appointed The Supplier Management Liaison for the London Capita office. Responsibilities include:
•	Building supplier relations through acting as the first point of contact between suppliers and the Capita London team.
•	Managing the supplier presentation diary.
•	Organising and facilitating supplier meetings

UK Client & Market Development (CMD) Consultant  - PwC Account

Working on the venue finding team, solely for Ernst and Young. I search for the perfect venue's for various types of events including, private dinners, conference‘s and corporate client meeting's.

• Attending site visits in order to source out the best venues for clients.
• Organising site visits for clients. 
• Negotiating the best possible rates for the client.
• Putting together detailed proposals for clients, including savings to the client and details about the venues.
• Group accommodation.
• Dealing with deposits and invoices.
• Organising and overseeing meetings with suppliers. 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:
• Sales calls to clients, to establish repeat/ new business 

COMPLIANCE: 
• Reviewing contracts from a compliance perspective.
•Liaising with the procurement and legal team at EY.
•Ensuring that all events are in compliance with EY regulations.
•Negotiating clauses on behalf of EY, where advised by EY legal. 
•Annual completion of Anti Bribery, Data Protection, Financial Crime and Information Security training.

 - Aside from my role as a Conference Consultant, I have been appointed The Supplier Management Liaison for the London Capita office. Responsibilities include:
• Building supplier relations through acting as the first point of contact between suppliers and the Capita London team.
• Managing the supplier presentation diary.
• Organising and facilitating supplier meetings

Conference Consultant - EY Account

Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is one of the biggest international global leaders in assurance,tax transaction and advisory services. 

As a receptionist at Ernst & Young I worked on all the reception areas, including Client suites, main building reception areas, and looked after the Global Executives within the Ernst &Young Global department.

•	Meeting and greeting clients,
•	 Offering clients refreshments and directing them to the right person.
•	Answering queries,emails and phone calls and taking messages,
•	Reserving meeting rooms on a computerised meeting room booking system.
•	Booking all catering for meetings.
•	Keeping the reception area tidy
•	looking after all visitor books and security passes,
•	Attending to any administration work
•	Booking taxis for clients

Corporate Receptionist

Helena has over six years of in house recruitment experience gained within Management Consulting and Financial Services. Experience recruiting within Audit, Business Development & SaaS Sales, Business Support, Business Consulting, Company Secretarial, Corporate Finance, Facilities, HR & Recruitment, IT, Learning and Development, Legal, Marketing, M&A, Managed Accounts, PMO, Risk & Compliance, Trade Surveillance and Tax.

Having lived and worked in the United Kingdom and New Zealand as well as recruiting in other different geographical regions; Helena has been able to gain international experience in her field of work and different markets. 

🌍 EMEA, UK and NZ experience 

📍Citizenship: New Zealand & United Kingdom

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